3D Printing Technology Is Involved In The Fashion Field. German Designers' Blind Costumes Are Amazing.

In recent years, 3D printing technology has been applied to many fields of fashion.

But we rarely see a bigger breakthrough.

However, Babette Sperling, a fashion designer from Germany, used 3D printing technology to complete a stunning environmentally-friendly blind costume and displayed it on Mercedes's fashion night.

It is understood that Sperling is a fashion design student from Zwickau University in Germany, and her inspiration comes from her daily groping.

In terms of technology,

Clothing is simple and practical, but Sperling pays more attention to its environmental protection.

Obviously, the biggest challenge she faces is finding suitable environmental materials. Sperling's collection shows the potential of 3D printing for wearable and environment-friendly fashion.

It is worth mentioning that the design of Sperling will also directly integrate Braille into clothing, so that clothing not only has visual texture, but also has information in its materials, which is usually lacking in fast fashion culture.

In order to integrate Braille relief, Sperling decided to print the plastic directly to FDM 3D printer.

For fabrics, this requires a lot of research and extensive experiments.

In order to help the experiment, she also asked for help from Dresden Fab laboratory. They tested about 15 different kinds together.

(filament and fabric) see which is the best.

Finally, after many failed or inadequate tests, Sperling discovered BioInspiration, a start-up company in Berlin, developing flexible 3D printing materials made from compostable materials.

After hearing the views of Sperling, BioInspiration is using its materials urgently to produce 3D print clothing, and suggests using its popular, fully compostable WillowFlex filaments to complete the task.

After testing the filament, Sperling was very pleased to see its good adhesion to natural fabrics such as cotton and silk.

Finally, WillowFlex is not only used to say that 3D printing braille is directly integrated on fabric, but also can be used to create custom size for clothing.

"I am very glad that I have found a 3D printing material that enables it to seamlessly integrate into my fashion design," Sperling said. "The compost certification of raw materials according to the US and European Union standards (EN 13423) is fully in line with my concept. A comprehensive design of sustainable products enables clothing to return to nature and complete a life cycle.

At the same time, WillowFlex has been proved to be compatible with all 3D printers (Ultimaker, Flashforge and Makerbot) used in our testing process.

As mentioned above, Sperling's 3D print Braille clothing series has been exhibited on Mercedes fashion night, and has received many positive feedback, and even won the audience selection award.

It is understood that Sperling has begun planning to design more 3D print clothing and integrate compostable 3D printing materials.

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